Place
Beth Horon
Levitical city
Strategic pair of Levitical towns in Ephraim guarding a key mountain pass, site of Joshua's famous pursuit of the Amorites.
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Beth Horon actually refers to two adjacent towns — Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon — sitting on a strategic pass through the hills of Ephraim northwest of . 10 records the famous battle at which the LORD hurled great hailstones on the fleeing down the descent of Beth Horon as Joshua pursued them. The towns were assigned as Levitical cities within Ephraim (1 Chr 6:68) and later fortified by (2 Chr 8:5). Their position commanding the road from the coastal plain to the central highlands made them a recurring flashpoint throughout Israel's military history.
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Modern location: Beit Ur al Tahta. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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